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There are 12 ways to get from Leipzig to Crete by plane, train, bus, busferry, ferry, car, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    best
    1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeLEJ - HER
    7h 39m
    €148–351

  2. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeBER - HER
    6h 50m
    €92–470

  3. Train, bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain28 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg to Pristinabus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
    4. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    39h 19m

  4. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Leipzig to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
    2. Take the bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessalonikibus
    3. Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Port of PiraeusferryBsf
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to HeraklionferryAbs / ...
    2d 17h
    €202–282

  5. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Leipzig to Port of Piraeuscar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Paroscarferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Paros to Heraklion Portcarferry
    30h 33m
    €516–796

  6. Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
    2. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeDRS - HER
    8h 10m
    €145–357

  7. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeHAJ - HER
    8h 44m
    €121–311

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Chania International Airport

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)planeFRA - CHQ
    9h 13m
    €137–470

  9. Train to Erfurt–Weimar Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeERF - HER
    6h 42m
    €114–487

  10. Bus, bus and ferry via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the bus from Leipzig to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
    2. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
    3. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    43h 19m
    €172–197

  11. Train, bus, bus and ferry via Budapest

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain50 / ...
    2. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Děčín hlavní nádražítrain27 / ...
    3. Take the train from Decin Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-NyugatitrainEc
    4. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Thessalonikibus
    5. Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
    46h 28m

  12. Bus, bus and ferry

    1. Take the bus from Leipzig Hbf to Pristinabus
    2. Take the bus from Pristina to Tiranabus
    3. Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
    2d 2h

Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights

Calendar4Weekly Planes
Duration6h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€98Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Crete, Greece?

Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 4 times a week.

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